Askia Muhammad VIII

GPTKB entity

Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical figure
gptkbp:alliance marriages into noble families
with_the_Ottoman_Empire
gptkbp:birthDate circa 1464
gptkbp:campaigns against_the_Portuguese
gptkbp:capital Timbuktu
gptkbp:contribution cultural development
gptkbp:cultural_heritage part_of_African_heritage
gptkbp:cultural_impact West_Africa
gptkbp:culturalHeritage with_Europe_and_Asia
gptkbp:deathYear circa 1538
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:Askia_Muhammad_IX
gptkbp:diplomaticRelations with neighboring states
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Askia_dynasty
gptkbp:education established schools
gptkbp:governance autocratic
gptkbp:historical_analysis studied by historians
gptkbp:historical_significance promoted education and scholarship
gptkbp:historicalContext 15th century
gptkbp:historicalPeriod various manuscripts and texts
gptkbp:historicalRecords documented_by_Arab_historians
part_of_the_Songhai_Empire's_rise
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Askia Muhammad VIII
gptkbp:impact on_African_history
gptkbp:influence on_Islamic_scholarship
gptkbp:inspiration architecture_in_Timbuktu
gptkbp:internationalRelations gold and salt
gptkbp:is_known_for expansion_of_the_Songhai_Empire
gptkbp:language Songhai
gptkbp:legacy influence on later empires
gptkbp:militaryRank professional_army
gptkbp:notable_event pilgrimage_to_Mecca
gptkbp:notableFeature agricultural development
gptkbp:patronage supported artists and scholars
gptkbp:politicalPosition feudal system
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Askia_Muhammad_VII
gptkbp:reform centralized government
gptkbp:region provinces in the empire
gptkbp:reign 1493-1528
gptkbp:religion Islam
promoted coexistence
gptkbp:sells trans-Saharan_trade_routes
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Askia_Ishaq_II
gptkbp:territory gptkb:Songhai_Empire